Combined oil-bush and friction device.



I Wi t/we ao I Y W, F. GROENE. COMBINED OIL BUSH AND FRICTION DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL-22, 1910.

mfiwm Patented May 31, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

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COMBINED OIL-BUSH FRICTION nnvrcn.

Specification of letters Patent.

Application filed January 22, 1910. Serial No. 589,530.

To whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. Gnomvn,

' p a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Oil- Bushes and Friction Devices, of which the following is a full, clear. and exact specification.

This invention relates to clutch devices and the primary object is to provide an improved bushingwith .a clutch device, and

to which it is keyed may be driven by the revolution of the clutch device.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide said bushing with an oil reservoir from which lubricaut'is fed to the. hub of a loose policy through a wick or strip of felt or like fabric, by capillary attraction.

The construction of the improvement will befully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part of' this specification. and its novel features will be set pended claims. I

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation forth in the ap of a shaft equipped with my'improved luln-i-' eating and clutch devices, the latter being shown lll section, and Fig. 2 is a front pie vation of the pulley rovided with in improvement, the shaft ing shown in transverse section.

The reference numeral 1 designates a shaft to which is secured a bushing 2, by means of a key3, and a set screw 4. A collar 5 surrounding: one end of the bushing 2," and held by the set screw 4, serves as a stop for the hubti of a loose pulley 7. The opposite end ofthe bushing 2 is formed with an integral'hollow head 8 serving. as anoi-lreservoir.

and a. groove 10 to receive a wick 1' one end 12 of which extends into the-oil"rese1 voir to take up thelubricant, and-feed'it by The bushing is formed with an opening 9,.

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Patented May 31, 19100 clamping ring to the bushing. 'The friction I i or clamping ring is recessed or cut away at the point 18, and to this recessed portion of the ring is pivotally secured a lever 19 by meansof a pin 20 and nut 21.

The free end of the lever 19 carries an adjustable pin 22 ada ted to be acted upon by a cone device 23 w ich cone device may be moved upon the shaft 1 by any suitable clutch lever to force the lever-19 outward from the shaft, thus causing the rounded pivoted end of the lever to force the split ends of ring apart to expand the ring into firm frictional contact with an annular flange 24 formed on the pulley 7. v

The bosses 13 and 14 of the bushing form a bearing for the ring 15, and serve to center the latter when itis contracted to-take all frictional strain from the pulle The ring 15 is entirely separate from the osses and is what is termed a floatin friction.

The top of the lever 19 1s milled on an exact radius from the pivot pih 20, so that it has a free movement on said in, and at the same timealways bears on t e side of the friction ring, thus avoiding undue strain upon the pin.

The outer side of the 'oil reservoir is formed with an opening 25 of lar er diameand through this opening oil may be readily supplied to the reservoir from an oil can.

The operation of the device ,will be readily understood from the foregoing description.

The cone 23 acts as a'wedge between the pin 22 and the shaft, forcing the lever 19 outward and .opening or expandin thejriction ring 15 and clamping it firm y against the flange 24 of the pulley. This revolyes the friction ring 15 and through the driving pin 17, the bushing is revolved the latter 4 turn revolving the shaft 1, the bushing being firmly keyed thereto.

Havin thus fully'described my invention,. what I- c aim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 21. The combination with a shaft,of a bushi being ormed with a hollow head serving as an 011 reservoir and having an openin for the passage of the shaft, said opening eing of greater diameter than the shaft to afior an inlet for oil, a plurality of external bosses on the bushing, a loose pulley revoluble on the bushing, a friction ring looselv supsecured on said shaft, said bushi s an 011 reservoir havin nal ported on said bosses, and-a connection between said ring and one of said bosses, where by said boss and shaft theill ring when the latter is clamped to said u ey. P 2. The combination with a shaft, of a bushing secured thereon, and provided with a plurality of exterpu ley revoluble on said bushing, a friction ring loosely supported on said bosses, and aconnection between said ring and one of said bosses, wherebysaid boss andshaft vvill be revolved with the ring bosses, a loose when the latter is clamped to said pulley.

he combination pulley, and connected to said reservoir.

v 4. he combination with a shaft, of a bushing secured thereon, and provided with will be revolved with,

to revolvesaid ing a; lever pivotally device, and a longitudinally movable'device said bushing, 21 frictioii device surroundin said reservoir,-and connected thereto, an means for expanding said friction device into clamping engagement with said pulley to revolve said ushing and shaft. v

The combination .with a'shaft, of a bushingsecured thereon, and provided with an oi reservoir, a loose pulley revoluble on said bushing, a friction device surrounding said reservoir, and connected thereto, and means for expanding said friction device into clamping engagement with bushing and shaft, comprissecured to said friction LE Bnon'n.

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